Alan Cumming returns OBE honour

The Scottish actor was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in The Queen's Birthday Honours in 2009 in recognition of his services to acting and to "activism for equal rights for the gay and lesbian community, USA". On Friday, to mark his 58th birthday, The Good Wife star revealed that conversations about the British monarchy following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September sparked his decision to return his honour. "The Queen's death and the ensuing conversations about the role of monarchy..."